@trash: "<url>
|L�vi-Strauss sees a basic paradox in the study of myth.  On one hand,
|mythical stories are fantastic and unpredictable:  thus, the content of
|myth seems completely arbitrary.  On the other hand, myths from
|different cultures are surprisingly similar:
Genes are propagated by populations of organisms.  Convergent evolution
describes how distinct, unrelated populations can exhibit identical
traits.
Thus, if by anology you consider a myth to be a collection of memes
subject to some selection pressure (eg, shit stories dont get retold),
then it seems reasonable to suppose that certain themes might well
arise, independently, over and over again (cf Jungs "archetypes").
Sorry, I just dont see the problem here.
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i got my cat moves
that so upset them"
    @auuv: "On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:23:49 +0000, neurotrashboy <email_address>
wrote:
<quote>
Also, a good tale will be told and retold and may travel further than
one might expect.
Plus what you said, themes might well arise independently.  Shaped by
what makes a good story.
And all the sounds
Dream for me
Dive me down in a soul so deep"
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